Neal Shusterman is the father of four, can clap with one hand, and makes a mean guacamole. He likes to go on cruises to write, and in fact, was on a cruise while writing this bio, in between chapters of his upcoming books Challenger Deep and Edison’s Alley. He tookRead More →
Alyson Noël is the #1 New York Times best-selling, award-winning, author of 21 novels, including: The Immortals series, The Riley Bloom series, and The Soul Seekers series. With over 8 New York Times bestsellers in 2 years, and over 7 million copies in print, her books have been translated into 37 languages andRead More →
Lish McBride is the author of funny and creepy Young Adult books such as Hold Me Closer, Necromancer; Necromancing the Stone; Firebug; and Pyromantic. She spends most of her time reading about monsters, thinking about monsters, and raising two monsters. Lish prefers mini pies to cupcakes and probably watches tooRead More →
Terry Lynn Johnson writes outdoor adventures based on her own life learning experiences in the wilds of Ontario. She might have fallen through the ice a time or two, been dragged by a dogteam, blown up a woodstove, been attacked by a sloth (slowly), accidentally sprayed a crowd with muskratRead More →
Lauren Kate is the author of the Fallen novels, the Teardrop novels, and the Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove. Her works have been translated into over 30 languages. She lives in Los Angeles with her family. She has a daughter named after her favorite book and a son named after herRead More →
Ellen Hopkins was voted most likely to dance naked under the stars. She was a straight-A kid, early Feminist, pacifist, barrel racing, dog loving, rock ‘n’ roll devotee hippie, and remains many of those things today. She might even still dance naked under the stars. Learn more at http://ellenhopkins.com/ 2015 Workshop: Outside theRead More →
Kimberly Derting once wanted to be a “foxy lady trucker” but changed her mind when she took seventh grade journalism, and hasn’t looked back since. These days, she watches WAY too much TV, orders 20# boxes of Nerds gumballs off the internet, and loves to complain about the rain evenRead More →
When I was a kid, I had a doll named Susie Egg. I let my older brother talk me into naming her that. I have learned something since I was three years old: I never ever ever consult with my brother about what to name my characters. In spite ofRead More →
Tera Lynn Childs writes books about mermaids, monsters, and mythology—sometimes all at once! She has lived more places than she can count, watches more TV than she should, and buys more books than she could ever have time to read. Over the years she’s owned one rabbit, two hamsters, threeRead More →
Jen spent eight years teaching high school English, but before that worked at a Boys’ camp where she got lost in the woods with alarming frequency and once was injured and trapped on a blob. She was a one-day Champion on Jeopardy!, but got annihilated the second day by aRead More →
Dale E. Basye (a subsidiary of his parents) has written stories, screenplays, essays, reviews, and outright lies for many publications and organizations. He was a film critic for Willamette Week, winning several national journalism awards, and published an arts and entertainment newspaper called Tonic. His first book, Heck: Where theRead More →
I learned that at any age you can be a writer. Everything around us is an inspiration! I learned that writing and becoming and author is a process, and it takes time. Think big AND think small. Set goals and get inspiration from life events. The Cavalcade of Authors wasRead More →
Cavalcade of Authors is without a doubt one of the most fun author events I’ve been apart of. The organizers treat you like a star and the kids are all extremely well prepared and a joy to work with. Highly recommended! Plus you get a book made of chocolate. Plus how fun is the wordRead More →
CAVALCADE stories Mar. 14th, 2014 at 1:00 PM Here are the stories I wrote with the Cavalcade of Authors kids today. They came out great! Follow this link: http://jberkj.livejournal.com/35107.htmlRead More →
MIDDLE SCHOOL 1st Place: Kimberly Mckinnon Chief Joseph Middle School, Richland The Golden Watch 2nd Place: Aarti Naina Sahai, Enterprise Middle School, Richland Immortal Love 3rd Place: Mikaela Matkowski, Desert Hills Middle School, Kennewick Justified HIGH SCHOOL 1st Place: Chloe Grundmeier, Kamiakin High School, Kennewick Rain, Reign, Go Away 2nd Place: BethanyRead More →